- Li Shenglin
Li Shenglin (Chinese: 李盛霖;
Pinyin : Lǐ Shènglín; November 1946 - ) is the current Minister of Transport of thePeople's Republic of China .Biography
Born in
Nantong ,Jiangsu Province , Li graduated from the department of agricultural mechanics of the Zhejiang Institute of Agricultural Mechanics. He started working in August 1970, and joined theCommunist Party of China (CPC) in June 1973.His former posts include vice secretary general of the
Tianjin municipal government, director and vice party chief of the Tianjin Textile Industry Bureau and director of the Tianjin Planning Commission. In October 1991, he became the vice mayor of Tianjin. He was elected the vice secretary of the CPC Tianjin committee, while still holding the post of vice mayor. From May 1998 to December 2002, he was the mayor and vice party chief of Tianjin. From May 2003 to December 2005, he served as vice minister of theNational Development and Reform Commission . In December 2005, he became the Minister of Communications (later Ministry of Transport). [zh [http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/kuaixun/1077702.htm Li Shenglin Appointed as Minster of Communications by Standing Committee of National People's Congress] china.com.cn] He was appointed to his present post as Minister of Transport in March of 2008. [zh [http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2008-03/17/content_7807192.htm Li Shenglin Appointed as Minister of Transport] xinhuanet.com ]He has been a member of the 15th, 16th and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.
References
External links
*zh [http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-02/21/content_284411.htm Li Shenglin's profile at xinhuanet.com]
*zh [http://www.moc.gov.cn/zhuzhan/buzhangwangye/lishenglin/ Li Shenglin's profile at Ministry of Transport of PRC official website]-
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